Lot Essay
In Chinese mythology a pair of fish symbolises conjugal bliss and is therefore considered to be a suitable wedding gift.
JIAQING
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A pair of green-glazed 'twin-carp' vases
Jiaqing
Each modelled as a pair of joined carp emerging upright from cresty waves, the open mouths forming a single shaped aperture, the moulded bodies enamelled in two shades of green, details picked out in black, the inside glazed white (two rim chip repairs in gilt and one with a small related crack, another crack to the foot)
19.5 cm high (2)
Jiaqing
Each modelled as a pair of joined carp emerging upright from cresty waves, the open mouths forming a single shaped aperture, the moulded bodies enamelled in two shades of green, details picked out in black, the inside glazed white (two rim chip repairs in gilt and one with a small related crack, another crack to the foot)
19.5 cm high (2)